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Definitions for Guilt

[1] the fact or state of having committed an offense, crime, violation, or wrong, especially against moral or penal law; culpability: He admitted his guilt.
[2] a feeling of responsibility or remorse for some offense, crime, wrong, etc., whether real or imagined.
[3] conduct involving the commission of such crimes, wrongs, etc.: to live a life of guilt.
[4] to cause to feel guilty (often followed by out or into ): She totally guilted me out, dude. He guilted me into picking up the tab. See also guilt-trip.
[5] the fact or state of having done wrong or committed an offence
[6] responsibility for a criminal or moral offence deserving punishment or a penalty
[7] remorse or self-reproach caused by feeling that one is responsible for a wrong or offence
[8] archaic sin or crime

Words related to Guilt

culpability, disgrace, regret, indiscretion, liability, shame, remorse, stigma, responsibility, sin, malfeasance, misbehavior, dereliction, slip, offense, misconduct, wickedness, onus, penitence, dishonor

Words nearby Guilt

guillemin, guillemot, guilloche, guillotine, guillén, guilt, guilt by association, guilt trip, guilt-trip, guiltless, guilty

Origin of Guilt

before 1000; Middle English gilt, Old English gylt offense

Words that may be confused with Guilt

gild, gilt, guild, guilt

Other words from Guilt

non·guilt , noun
pre·guilt , noun

Word origin for Guilt

Old English gylt, of obscure origin

Synonyms for Guilt

culpability, disgrace, indiscretion, liability, regret, remorse, responsibility, shame, sin, stigma, answerability, blameworthiness, contrition, crime, criminality, delinquency, dereliction, dishonor, error, failing, fault, infamy, iniquity, lapse, malfeasance, malpractice, misbehavior, misconduct, misstep, offense, onus, penitence, self-condemnation, self-reproach, sinfulness, slip, solecism, transgression, wickedness, wrong, malefaction, peccability